Full Sail University

Online Education at Full Sail University

Why Full Sail?

We have been a leader in providing campus-based education for careers in media and entertainment for almost 30 years. This role in academic leadership combined with our unique approach to real world curriculum development, gives us the needed perspective to create world-class online degrees.

The Full Sail Online Advantage

We have built our own online education platform designed to create a highly interactive and collaborative learning environment, where you will develop your own professional network with your fellow students. Success in the entertainment industry is built on networking and collaboration and that is why these are cornerstones to our education model—both on campus and in our online degrees.

Our unique online platform pushes multimedia-style learning to the forefront. Students will have access to streaming video and audio learning modules and will also participate in interactive forums and online critiques. Full Sail University's approach to online learning pushes the envelope of how distance learning can and should be structured.

Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Business

Put your entrepreneurial ideas to the test as you merge your creative and technical skill sets with a practical, real-world entertainment business education. Develop essential business and management skills like entrepreneurship, event management, strategic planning, leadership and finance. Learn how to fund, market, distribute, manage and promote your creative ideas in your chosen entertainment media field. Finally, leverage the knowledge and experience you will gain over the course of your degree program as you develop a final project. Specialized courses in subjects like Artist Management, Media Distribution, E-Commerce, Event Management and Entertainment Business will introduce you to business concepts that are unique to the entertainment and media production industry. We round out this degree with traditional business courses like finance, marketing, accounting and business law.

Bachelor of Science in Internet Marketing

Full Sail University’s Internet Marketing Bachelor of Science degree program explores the constantly evolving world of integrated marketing and its role in steering the online power of successful 21st century businesses. This unique degree program provides the necessary tools for students to be able to sit ahead of the curve in the rapidly moving field of online branding, e-commerce, search engine optimization (SEO), and the psychology of the online consumer. Students begin the program with courses that introduce fundamental concepts in both traditional marketing and internet marketing; you’ll then move on to more advanced business courses that prepare you to integrate those concepts into a final capstone project in which you’ll create and produce your own Internet marketing campaign. The length of the program is 21 months. The total credit hours required to complete this degree program is 137.5.

Master of Science in Entertainment Business

The Master of Science in Entertainment Business is designed to foster the development of highly trained individuals who want to develop careers in the business side of the entertainment field. Whether you want to work in artist relations, as a film producer, or run your own entertainment business, this multi-faceted degree will provide a well-rounded business foundation for your next step. The Entertainment Business Master’s Degree Program at Full Sail University is built around two academic capstone projects – the Leadership Portfolio and the Thesis Report. This degree will also prepare you for key components such as strategic planning, executive management, and marketing in a new media world. It’s not just standard business education. Additionally, the Entertainment Business Master’s Degree Program includes courses in emerging trends like mobile marketing, internet marketing, and globalization, and you can complete your master’s degree in just 13 months. 60 credit hours are required to complete this degree program.

Master in Science Media Design & Technology

The Education Media Design & Technology Master’s Degree program tailors to creating and developing future leaders in the education and corporate training fields. This 12-month intensive program spans across several areas of technology, education, design, corporate training, and theoretical perspectives. Whether your passion is in the K-12 setting as an educator, or a corporate trainer wanting to learn new strategies to engage your audience, this multi-faceted degree will provide a foundation necessary to meet the needs of the students and workers of today and tomorrow! This degree will give you hands on experience of creating, tailoring and implementing effective uses of technology in your workplace. This program is not your typical education technology masters degree. You will create emergent technologies (movies, podcasts, videocasts, games) that you can implement instantly in your work environment. This type of master’s degree sets the bar for online programs as well as engaging, effective 21st century curriculum. This degree prepares you for delivering engaging teaching and training, along with a cutting edge real world education.

Master of Science in Internet Marketing

Full Sail’s Internet Marketing Master of Science degree program focuses on Internet marketing theories, search engine optimization (SEO), interactive advertising design principles, Internet-specific marketing methodologies, and Internet law. Other topics covered in this program include: web design, web metrics, IT and systems overviews, legal issues, public relations, and global and cultural Internet issues. The program culminates in a project in which students create and produce an Internet marketing campaign for a company that they select as their subject of study. In addition, students will write a thesis to substantiate the media and technological applications used to create the final internet marketing campaign. Learn to conquer these core disciplines of internet marketing: Search Engines, Website Advertising, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and PR for the internet. Upon completion of the Internet Marketing Master of Science Degree, students will have the ability to plan, launch, manage and optimize integrated/comprehensive internet campaigns that raise awareness, drive traffic, generate conversions, and measure return on investment (ROI). The length of the program is 48 weeks. The total credit hours required to complete this degree program is 39.

Master of Fine Arts in Media Design

Use your creative vision to bridge the gap between the boardroom and the design studio in Full Sail University’s Media Design Master of Fine Arts program. Full Sail University’s Media Design Master of Fine Arts program provides you with an in-depth look at the world of creative design and the role that it plays in delivering a company’s message. You’ll learn how to make the most of your artistic design skills and channel them into an overall vision that’s both creatively fulfilling and professionally demanding.

Today’s successful companies depend on strong visual representation to stay a step ahead of the competition. Full Sail University’s Media Design Master of Fine Arts program explores the role that creative direction plays in effectively delivering a company’s message. Bridge the gap between the boardroom and the design studio. Obtain the skills to enter the fast-paced world of media design and utilize your artistic skills to create an overall vision that’s both creatively fulfilling and professionally demanding.